This is my latest restoration.

It is going to be when finished a Kenny Roberts (the ex grand prix world champion) Yamaha rd 350lc from 1981-2.
You could pick these up for peanuts back in the 1990's, I once bought one in bits for £100 or $140 USA.
I paid a £1000 ish for this last year in bits with two spare engines in bits.
I already had a fully rebuilt engine I had spare that needed a frame etc to put it in.
I had no idea why I rebuilt the engine at the time, it was a case of it turned up in local adverts at a very cheap price so I bought it.
Well the spares that came with the bike pulled back in over £500 so this bike now owes me time, effort and the paint scheme that has cost me £300 plus £60 for stickers/decals.

So I am £860 in to this build with them now fetching when restored way north of £12,00 to £15,000 and only going up in value. But no, I am not selling it once done, my daughter gets it for when she needs money later on in life.
The frame was down to bare metal but is now 6 coats of undercoat and the first top coat of black, it will have 10 coats of black and 2 lacquer to finish,

With it being 20c and a pleasant day I managed to paint it outside.

I had thought to get it powder coated but if paint was good enough for Yamaha then it is good enough for me.
Plus powder coating was going to cost over £100 and me painting it will cost £10 and you all know I am so tight I squeak when I walk.
I made them doors in the background, I made my own wheelbarrow using cycle front forks, so yes, squeak squeak is me. 🤣😂

It will look similar to this when finished except mine will retain original exhausts.

Right folks, nothing left to say, finishing lunch then back to painting it as tomorrow I know for sure I have to be back out planting seeds and weeding gardens.

Have a superb sunny day ahead.